2RK2

DHFR R-67 complexed with NADP


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.200 
  • R-Value Work: 0.141 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.144 

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Literature

Crystal structure of a type II dihydrofolate reductase catalytic ternary complex.

Krahn, J.M.Jackson, M.R.DeRose, E.F.Howell, E.E.London, R.E.

(2007) Biochemistry 46: 14878-14888

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi701532r
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2RH2, 2RK1, 2RK2

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Type II dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is a plasmid-encoded enzyme that confers resistance to bacterial DHFR-targeted antifolate drugs. It forms a symmetric homotetramer with a central pore which functions as the active site. Its unusual structure, which results in a promiscuous binding surface that accommodates either the dihydrofolate (DHF) substrate or the NADPH cofactor, has constituted a significant limitation to efforts to understand its substrate specificity and reaction mechanism. We describe here the first structure of a ternary R67 DHFR.DHF.NADP+ catalytic complex, resolved to 1.26 A. This structure provides the first clear picture of how this enzyme, which lacks the active site carboxyl residue that is ubiquitous in Type I DHFRs, is able to function. In the catalytic complex, the polar backbone atoms of two symmetry-related I68 residues provide recognition motifs that interact with the carboxamide on the nicotinamide ring, and the N3-O4 amide function on the pteridine ring. This set of interactions orients the aromatic rings of substrate and cofactor in a relative endo geometry in which the reactive centers are held in close proximity. Additionally, a central, hydrogen-bonded network consisting of two pairs of Y69-Q67-Q67'-Y69' residues provides an unusually tight interface, which appears to serve as a "molecular clamp" holding the substrates in place in an orientation conducive to hydride transfer. In addition to providing the first clear insight regarding how this extremely unusual enzyme is able to function, the structure of the ternary complex provides general insights into how a mutationally challenged enzyme, i.e., an enzyme whose evolution is restricted to four-residues-at-a-time active site mutations, overcomes this fundamental limitation.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Laboratory of Structural Biology, MR-01, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Dihydrofolate reductase type 262Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
EC: 1.5.1.3
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP00383
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.200 
  • R-Value Work: 0.141 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.144 
  • Space Group: I 41 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 67.52α = 90
b = 67.52β = 90
c = 52.07γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
StructureStudiodata collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
CNSphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-06-03
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Derived calculations, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-08-30
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description